New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-02
TIE PUBLIC BAIL SEASON.

The dates for most OF the public balls have been set
and with few exceptions this year as last they will DO
given at the Metropolitan Opera House. The Charity
Ball will take place on Thursday. January 20 in the
Metropolitan Opera House under the usual manage.
ment OF hundred or more wel-known ladies'. Mrs.
1hona, Hitchcock No. East Tw enty -ninth-st, has
charge of the sale boxes and will dispose OF them
at the usual prices. The decorations Tor the ball viii
be simple as it is wished to IS much money as
possible for the charitable purposes OF the entertain
ment The grand march will open the ball at ~
o'clock.
The Ola Guard Ball will occur the place just
a week later, on Thursday. January ~. This is
always the Landsomest and most brilliant balls
of the season. and attended By many fashionable
peone. Between three and four thousand persons are
expected TO be present this year. ne members OF the
0ld Guard will appear in their rich uniforms, and
large number OF officers OF the Regular ArDy and me'
bers OF the militia viii be present IN full military dress
Flags buut ny, shicds and bright armor will as usu
be extensively used in the decorations OF the house
The ball given by the Palestine Commandery.
knights Iemuisr. wall take place ON tuesday, Feo:u-
ary also Opera House. This will be the ninth
annual reception or the Commandeiy. The decora-
tons will be elaborate aud will consist OF bunung
Masonic embems in towers and grouplncs OF palms,
terms and other plants the stage and IN the DOR
ridors. The Knights Will appear in their uniforms
and orchestra OF about fifty pieces will play for the
dance and promenade.
The next OF the large public balls takes place at tho
Metro ooltan Opera House two days later on Thurs
v, Ee u,
German masquerade ball. The ball will be OF the
finest point OF decorations and costumes given
during the winter. At Midnight all masks will DO
removed the management have already tegun work
and the sails OF the boxes and tickets will TO
opened
The Purim Masque, AIDE Bali tor the benefit of tho
Hebrew Or phaD Asylum " i'll take place on Tuesday.
February 10 at the Oh House and will open with
gland march in which many OF those in fancy cos
tunes will participate
The Volunteer firemens Bail and the Veteran Fire.
mems Ball Will both take place as usual eaIly
month
The architects plans are approved and the other
arrangements are now nearly completed for tansorm-
ius the Academy Music. Irving and Nilsson halls
into immense home of iroic tor the great masked
January II. Tho principal boxes nearly all
dist osed of. This bail is the twenty-second in
the history of the society and will probably be its
largest.
A CIRCULAR FROM THE COPYRIGHT LEAGUE
A circular letter. signod by James Russell Lowell,
president of tho American COPY League. and tho
members Of the Executive Committee has been sent
10 tho members OF tho League. giving an account y
tho present status OF the copyright question in Coz
eress. The League at its last meeting adopted rSo-
luton aslin. tue =, nate Committee on Patents 10
Ic .or the consideration OF the senate the Hago
ii D, originally pre-entoi, well the Chaos hIi.
20 --th.r VITA "a nnc ,latior that an cary day
TO fixed for the consicri ion IL Is stated in tho
circular that this Is reasonable request, and TIC
members asked 10 use tier influence 10 nave ~
carried ont Ito circular attacks the Chace bill as
ono mixing up protection with reciprocity in an alb
.uId manner. and bill which nobody asked iOr
at tho hearing. The cir ular enis:
These led the League nj its recent mectng 10
nser the best OF bringing the whole matter 70
public of disp-ng the misconc options
which the effective the drafting
arch would be dis
sion measlres-the original swley Dali OF
Chace substitute IL
only which this he accomplished Is by The cIat
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certainly little TO ask and behalf OF the great body
OF authors and OF common justice and right We
this.